Improvement in presses



THOMAS G. BROOKE.

Improvement in Presses.

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THOMAS Gr. BROOKE, OF NEWARK, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN PRESSES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 127,557, dated June 4,1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THoMAs G. BROOKE, of Newark, in the county ofLicking and in the State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Presses; and do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereonmaking a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a press for pressing lard, or for any other purpose where needed, aswill be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which-Figure 1 is a front elevation, and Fig. 2 a transverse vertical sectionof my press. g

A represents the bench or bed of my press, supported at a suitableheight by legs B B or other convenient mea-ns. From the sides of thisbed rise two standards, O C, connected at their upper ends by across-bar, E, in the center of which is secured a nut, D. This nut ismade in two parts,one part secured to the cross-bar and the other parthinged thereto and fastened by a pin, a. Through the nut D passes ascrew, G,'made with a pitch of iive-eighths to the inch, and provided atits upper end with a handle or lever, H. On the lower end of the screwGr is formed a ball, b, iitting inside of a correspondingly-shaped box,d, attached to the center of the follower I, thus allowing the screw toturn without revolving the follower. This follower is made to iit theinside of the kettle J, which is made of sheetiron, and perforatedthroughout its bottom, and for a suitable distance up its sides. Thiskettle is placed within a cylinder, K, of such dimensions as to leave aspace of about one inch between the two. On the inside of the ever' elsemay go through the press will iiow to and out of the mouth. Beneath thereceiver M should be sufficient room to admit of a good-sized crock. Itwill be seen from the pitch of the screw that it must do its work welland rapidly.

The hinged nut accomplishes two objects: rst, it can be unhinged and thescrew and follower attached to it lifted out, thereby sav- Ving the timethat would otherwise be necessary to run the screw up when the kettle isto be filled or emptied; second, by losing` no time the danger ofburning the lard is much decreased. Y,

The simplicity of the construction, the efficient work it will do, andthe cheapness of the machine will reccommend it to all.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination, with the screw G and cross-bar E of the frame, inl alard or other press, of the ball and socket b d and the sta tionary nutD, the latter being made in two parts, hinged and screwed as shown, allas and for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination,in a lard or other press, of the perforated kettle Jand the cylinder K, with interior wedges e e, substantially as and forthe purposes herein set forth.

3. The slat-bottom L of the press, arranged in the bed A, with thecircle, f and inclined receiver M, as and for the purposes set forth.

4. The receiver M of the press, constructed as described, in combinationwith the slatbottom L, perforated kettle J, and wedges e e,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

5. The combination of the frame A B C E, hinged nut D, screw G, ball b,socket d, fol lower I, perforated kettle J, cylinder K with Wedges e e,ring f, Slat-bottom L, andreceiver M, all substantially as and for thepurposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this16th day oi' February, 1872.

THOS. G. BROOKE.

Witnesses:

J. F. LINGAEELTEE, WM. E. ATKINSON.

